Up and around...but not out and about.

ye olde fretmonkey · July 19th, 2008, 06:28 PM

Hey y'all...

Well, after 4 days in the hospital, huge doses of antibiotics and daily dressing changes, I got the MRSA bugs on the run and a good size open wound on my leg to take care of for awhile.

Got home Monday evening and spent a couple of days feeling pretty awful after I got home. Still not supposed to get out in the sun (antibiotics) but I'm getting around a lot better, the wound looks healthy and dressing changes are getting much easier.

Tell ya what, this MRSA staph is something you sure as hell do NOT want. I'm just real, real glad that I acted on it when I did.

Leon Grizzard · July 19th, 2008, 06:29 PM

Good new; glad you're back home.

woodman · July 19th, 2008, 06:34 PM

glad to hear you're over the hump -- hang in there, monk.

voodoostation · July 19th, 2008, 06:48 PM

Yeah, man, glad to hear you're back home! We'll keep thinking about ya!

Southern ILL · July 19th, 2008, 07:01 PM

Good News!! Good News!!

One day at time..stay Positive.....Keep us posted!!!

getbent · July 19th, 2008, 07:43 PM

glad you are better YOF, keep healing amigo!

boneyguy · July 19th, 2008, 08:00 PM

Get yourself well again!! I have a friend who has had two rounds with those critters. Both times it appears that he contracted it while visiting people in the hospital.

Tim Armstrong · July 19th, 2008, 09:10 PM

Major healing mojo sent, amigo!!!!!

Cheers, Tim

geddins · July 19th, 2008, 09:23 PM

glad it's starting to go your way a bit now....hang in there and keep doing as DOCTOR orders!

Big John · July 20th, 2008, 04:30 AM

You'll soon be 'up and at 'em' ..... just do what the Doctors tell you !

Best wishes sent.

TeleDrifter · July 20th, 2008, 08:07 AM

Good Luck.....MRSA is no joke..........................Cheerss

ye olde fretmonkey · July 20th, 2008, 09:36 AM

Well, it's funny how things might work out on this.

I"m going down to p/t at work starting on Monday, which is only 2 to 5 in the afternoons for decent $$. I also work as a freelance writer...and play gigs on the weekends, at least...if I can figure out a way to bring in a few hundred $$ a week on top of that, I can do fine and stay at p/t.

I really want to start back at the gym again (havent been in a couple of months) and that'd open up my schedule enough to do that. Except now I'm scared to death of the locker room and MRSA bugs crawling around.

shades · July 20th, 2008, 11:41 AM

Continue to get healthy and well!
Best wishes to ya.

trag-o-caster · July 20th, 2008, 11:47 AM

Good to see ya here!

Here's hoping for a full recovery soon!

I hope ya have a git-fiddle within reachin' distance.

Dan R · July 20th, 2008, 12:16 PM

I just read about MRSA. That is some scary stuff. That's something you don't mess around with. Glad you got some medical attention. Get well soon pardner.

Dan R

ye olde fretmonkey · July 20th, 2008, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trag-o-caster

Good to see ya here!

Here's hoping for a full recovery soon!

I hope ya have a git-fiddle within reachin' distance.

Tell ya what...the 5 days I was in the hospital, with an IV port in the back of my left hand and no guitar, were driving me NUTS.

So yeah, I've been spending a lot of time on 2 instructional DVDs...Joe Carr's "60 Licks in 60 Minutes" and "Western Swing Rhythm Guitar Patterns". Never been a better time to spend some time in the woodshed.

rhh7 · July 20th, 2008, 02:32 PM

Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery!

ye olde fretmonkey · July 20th, 2008, 03:28 PM

Well, the pain is now completely manageable. The thing I'm having the hardest time with is the lethargy. I'm almost done with a course of 800 mgs/Bactrin (sulfa antibiotics) 2x/day and they have been knocking me into the ditch. Just doing routine things is pretty much of an effort. Rather short on both piss and vinegar right now.

Can't wait to get past this.

Bswailes · July 20th, 2008, 03:45 PM

Do those instructionals you spoke about...think opportunity...be of good spirit!
Blessings to you!

garytelecastor · July 20th, 2008, 03:48 PM

YOF-Do you know where this came from?
I feel so bad for you. There is nothing worse than having an illness and then having to take meds that kick your butt too.
I have a friend whose mother-in-law just had major surgery and had to take coumadin (basically rat poison) to keep her blood thin and she said that was worse than the surgery.
Hang in there, bud. We're pulling for you.
To quote one of the great philosophers of our time: "Remember, we're all in this together!"-Red Green

ye olde fretmonkey · July 20th, 2008, 03:52 PM

Naw, man. All I know is I had a mosquito bite that wouldn't quit itching and I picked at it until it bled a little. From there, the staph bug got in and started having a regular party in my tissues.

From a mosquito bite to a gaping, open wound...

garytelecastor · July 20th, 2008, 04:13 PM

SCHEEEEEEESSSSSSSSHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I saw the pictures.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!

July 19th, 2008, 06:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
ye olde fretmonkey Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin Posts: 3,332	Up and around...but not out and about. Hey y'all... Well, after 4 days in the hospital, huge doses of antibiotics and daily dressing changes, I got the MRSA bugs on the run and a good size open wound on my leg to take care of for awhile. Got home Monday evening and spent a couple of days feeling pretty awful after I got home. Still not supposed to get out in the sun (antibiotics) but I'm getting around a lot better, the wound looks healthy and dressing changes are getting much easier. Tell ya what, this MRSA staph is something you sure as hell do NOT want. I'm just real, real glad that I acted on it when I did. __________________ Just 'cause that's the way things are, that never did make it right.

July 19th, 2008, 06:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
woodman Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mint Hill, NC Age: 62 Posts: 5,672	glad to hear you're over the hump -- hang in there, monk. __________________ Truth is stranger than fact ... www.myspace.com/woodymitchellmusic BAND PAGES: www.myspace.com/stragglerswing (Stragglers - Western Swing) www.myspace.com/loafersgloryband (Loafers Glory - '70s country-rock)

July 19th, 2008, 06:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
voodoostation Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2007 Location: Midlothian, Va Age: 35 Posts: 294 1 Photos	Yeah, man, glad to hear you're back home! We'll keep thinking about ya! __________________ "You said you're from college but you don't seem too bright, 'cause you just brung a switchblade to a pistol fight" - Chris Knight

July 19th, 2008, 07:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Age: 48 Posts: 9,152 37 Photos	glad you are better YOF, keep healing amigo! __________________ Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length.

July 19th, 2008, 08:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
boneyguy Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: victoria b.c. Age: 50 Posts: 2,526	Get yourself well again!! I have a friend who has had two rounds with those critters. Both times it appears that he contracted it while visiting people in the hospital. __________________ "Shut up n' play yer guitar"

July 19th, 2008, 06:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Leon Grizzard Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 58 Posts: 1,136	Good new; glad you're back home.

July 19th, 2008, 07:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
Southern ILL Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Illinois Age: 38 Posts: 839	Good News!! Good News!! One day at time..stay Positive.....Keep us posted!!!

July 19th, 2008, 09:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tim Armstrong Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Berlin, Maryland, USA Age: 49 Posts: 8,404	Major healing mojo sent, amigo!!!!! Cheers, Tim __________________ http://www.moodswingers.org

July 19th, 2008, 09:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
geddins Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2005 Location: Texas Age: 45 Posts: 1,700	glad it's starting to go your way a bit now....hang in there and keep doing as DOCTOR orders! __________________ www.myspace.com/gregeddins

July 20th, 2008, 04:30 AM	#10 (permalink)
Big John Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Suffolk UK Posts: 4,137 32 Photos	You'll soon be 'up and at 'em' ..... just do what the Doctors tell you ! Best wishes sent. __________________ If you are going to be a bear, be a grizzly !!

July 20th, 2008, 08:07 AM	#11 (permalink)
TeleDrifter Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA Age: 52 Posts: 226	Good Luck.....MRSA is no joke..........................Cheerss

July 20th, 2008, 09:36 AM	#12 (permalink)
ye olde fretmonkey Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin Posts: 3,332	Well, it's funny how things might work out on this. I"m going down to p/t at work starting on Monday, which is only 2 to 5 in the afternoons for decent $$. I also work as a freelance writer...and play gigs on the weekends, at least...if I can figure out a way to bring in a few hundred $$ a week on top of that, I can do fine and stay at p/t. I really want to start back at the gym again (havent been in a couple of months) and that'd open up my schedule enough to do that. Except now I'm scared to death of the locker room and MRSA bugs crawling around. __________________ Just 'cause that's the way things are, that never did make it right.

July 20th, 2008, 11:41 AM	#13 (permalink)
shades Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pittsburgh,Pa. Age: 51 Posts: 1,134 8 Photos	Continue to get healthy and well! Best wishes to ya. __________________ A.S.N.F.

July 20th, 2008, 11:47 AM	#14 (permalink)
trag-o-caster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Flushing, Michigan Posts: 4,439	Good to see ya here! Here's hoping for a full recovery soon! I hope ya have a git-fiddle within reachin' distance. __________________ Timothy Jon Lamb

July 20th, 2008, 12:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
Dan R Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Charleston, SC Age: 50 Posts: 858	I just read about MRSA. That is some scary stuff. That's something you don't mess around with. Glad you got some medical attention. Get well soon pardner. Dan R

July 20th, 2008, 02:32 PM	#17 (permalink)
rhh7 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 320 4 Photos	Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery!

July 20th, 2008, 03:28 PM	#18 (permalink)
ye olde fretmonkey Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin Posts: 3,332	Well, the pain is now completely manageable. The thing I'm having the hardest time with is the lethargy. I'm almost done with a course of 800 mgs/Bactrin (sulfa antibiotics) 2x/day and they have been knocking me into the ditch. Just doing routine things is pretty much of an effort. Rather short on both piss and vinegar right now. Can't wait to get past this. __________________ Just 'cause that's the way things are, that never did make it right.

July 20th, 2008, 03:45 PM	#19 (permalink)
Bswailes Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: Morgantown, PA Posts: 502	Do those instructionals you spoke about...think opportunity...be of good spirit! Blessings to you!

July 20th, 2008, 03:48 PM	#20 (permalink)
garytelecastor Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,303 18 Photos	YOF-Do you know where this came from? I feel so bad for you. There is nothing worse than having an illness and then having to take meds that kick your butt too. I have a friend whose mother-in-law just had major surgery and had to take coumadin (basically rat poison) to keep her blood thin and she said that was worse than the surgery. Hang in there, bud. We're pulling for you. To quote one of the great philosophers of our time: "Remember, we're all in this together!"-Red Green __________________ éí 'aaníígÓÓ 'áhoot'é Redd Volkaert is a Jedi Knight at one with the Force!!!

July 20th, 2008, 03:52 PM	#21 (permalink)
ye olde fretmonkey Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin Posts: 3,332	Naw, man. All I know is I had a mosquito bite that wouldn't quit itching and I picked at it until it bled a little. From there, the staph bug got in and started having a regular party in my tissues. From a mosquito bite to a gaping, open wound... __________________ Just 'cause that's the way things are, that never did make it right.

July 20th, 2008, 04:13 PM	#22 (permalink)
garytelecastor Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,303 18 Photos	SCHEEEEEEESSSSSSSSHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I saw the pictures. OOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ éí 'aaníígÓÓ 'áhoot'é Redd Volkaert is a Jedi Knight at one with the Force!!!